Toothpaste

Toothpaste released a 12'' E.P. in 1983 on Schwa Records. Can't take credit for this one though. You can find the tracks and more info on the band at the Chicago Punk Database.



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Strike Under

I know I've been gone a long time, but what can I say? I was really lazy for a good month, then I got busy with other shit for awhile, and then I went on vacation. (Vegas!) And now I'm back! Strike Under is still one of my favorite bands from Chicago. Even though they released only one E.P. and two tracks off the Busted At Oz comp., they still managed to leave their mark on the local scene. The Immediate Action E.P. was released in 1981 and was the very first release for Wax Trax records. All five songs are great. My favorites are the first two, Sunday Night Disorientation & Context. This record is up there with Raygun's Throb Throb, Effigies Haunted Town E.P., & Bhopal Stiffs E.P.A. E.P. Bassist Pierre Kezdy would go on to join Naked Raygun & Pegboy. Guitarist Chris Bjorklund would form Bloodsport with Joe Haggerty. Singer & Guitarist Steve Bjorklund would later form Breaking Circus.





Immediate Action E.P.

Sunday Night Disorientation
Context
Closing In
Elephant's Graveyard
Immediate Action
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The Effigies

Picked this 7'' up at Reckless Records last time I was in Chicago. An exceptionally nice live recording from 1995. 5 great songs all from the early days. Security is KILLER! It's extended an extra minute compared to the original 7'' & has an insane bass solo! A truly great recording from a truly great band. More coming up from the Windy City!





Live At The Lounge Ax

Coarse In Vein
No Progress
Body Bag
Strong Box
Security
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What The Fuck? Presents: There's Fungus Amoung Us!

Sorry for the length of silence. Really don't have an excuse, just been kinda lazy! So I decided I'd go on a Chicago splurge. They've always had a hell of scene in the town of Chicago. It's a great place to visit, see a show, & get a drink at the local bars. The food there is like no other. Pizza at Lou Malnati's , wonderful! Hot Dogs at Portillo's , fabulous! Makes me wanna fly out there right now. Maybe in October for the Riot Fest. Anyways, here I got the most recent of Chicago records that I'll be posting in the days to come. It's a comp. from What The Fuck? Records released in 1989. The front cover was hand colored and it features a number of local Chicago bands. Bhopal Stiffs track seems to reveal a sort of preview for what was to come with Pegboy. This track was the last of their record output. Along with their 7'' & 12'' I posted awhile back, these 3 were all they released. I do believe there was a CD that came out not too long ago with demos and live tracks. Anyone got that? Vermicious Knids have a great a great track but I don't know the title. No where on the sleeve, inserts, or record. The same with Only The Strong. Their track is kinda weak though. Bad metal. Anyone know the title of these two? Target sounds like they're from D.C. Rain and Ignition come to mind. Two pics above are some of the inserts. I colored one of them because the black & white looked kinda dull, but then I got lazy for the other one. Nice, huh?





There's Fungus Amoung Us!

Bhopal Stiffs - Too Much Pain
Vermicious Knids - Vermicious Knids
Gear - Acceptance
Only The Strong - Only The Strong
Screeching Weasel - Slogans
No Empathy - Orgone Reich
Target - Fred
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Artificial Peace/Exiled

I decided to take a break from the 70's and shoot over to D.C. 1982. Artificial Peace released a split 7'' with Exiled on Fountain of Youth Records. This would be FoY's first release as the Exiled's lead singer, Derrick Hsu, formed and managed the label. Except for a few comp. tracks, this was their only release. However, Artificial Peace recorded to separate sessions in 1981 which, in my opinion, are much better than the songs found on this 7''. Not that this is bad, I just prefer their earlier material. And of course their three tracks of Flex Your Head are up their with the almighty Void. FoY would go on to put out a number of great records including several of Government Issue's, Black Market Baby, Braille Party, & the wonderful Bouncing Babies comp.

Artificial Peace/Exiled 7''

Artificial Peace - World Of Hate
Artificial Peace - Against The Grain
Artificial peace - The Future
Artificial Peace - Think For Yourself
Artificial Peace - Someone Cares
Exiled - Day To Day
Exiled - No One's Safe
Exiled - Orthodox Confusion
Exiled - Epilogue
Exiled - Artificial Friend
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U.K. Subs

Everyone should know these guys by now so I won't waste my time with any info. Here we got their third single Tomorrows Girls (1979 Gem Records). The title track was released on the first album Another Kind Of Blues, while the other two were not. All three tracks are great, but I'd have to favor the b-side. Great stuff by a truly classic band. (That's still going strong today!) You're The Scum Of The Earth! Enjoy!




Tomorrows Girls 7''

Tomorrows Girls
Scum Of The Earth
Telephone Numbers
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Eater

On with the 70's again! Eater was a band that originated in London 1976. The average age of each member was only 16.They headlined their first gig in Manchester with the Buzzcocks supporting! Within three short years they released five seven inches and one album. Here we got live Get Your Yo Yo's Out E.P. (1978, The Label). I don't think my scanner is very good at picking up neon colors. The cover is neon orange but it came out red! I believe this E.P. was released in a variety of colors. It feature's two tracks unreleased on neither the album or any of the other seven inches. All four songs are great, but my favorite is the first track, Debutantes Ball. Great stuff! More 70's coming up!





Get Your Yo Yo's Out E.P.

Debutantes Ball
No More
Thinking Of The U.S.A.
Holland
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